Nummer: 04413b


Area : Western Area
Sea area : North Atlantic
Date of attack : 26.02.1941
Nationality of U-boat : German
U-boat : U 47
Commander : Prien
Grid : AM 4236
presumed target type : Steam Freighter
presumed result : sunk
Used weapon(s) : Torpedo(es)
Convoy : OB.290
Date of observation : 26.02.1941
Time of observation : 00:25
Nationality of target : British
Actual type of target : Motor Tanker
Name of target : Diala
Year of launch : 1938
Actual tonnage : 8106 BRT
Actual result : damaged
Position of target : 55.50n 14w
Footnote : U-47 reported to have sunk ships of 22.000 grt alltogether. But there was no other U-boat, which could have attacked there. - ""Rydboholm" was finally bombed by a FW200 aircraft the following morning, and abandoned. She sank in pos. 55°48'N/14°25'W.D212
related attacks : Angriff 1


Convoy : OB.290
Route of convoy : Liverpool - North America (out)
Remark to convoy : Sep 1939 to Jul 1940 via South Ireland, Jul to Okt 1940 via North Cannel, then ON.